Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-25
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Joe Cooney (FG), Clare

I thank the Taoiseach. Clare is a county with one of the fastest growing older populations and avoiding serious challenges for those elderly people is very important. Its rural nature and the remoteness of many of its areas are especially challenging to provide home help to older people, given the travelling distance. In addition, support for more home help and nursing homes in Clare would help in a big way to alleviate the overcrowding in UHL. I am aware of families who have been told patients in the hospital could have to travel, 30, 40 or 50 miles to get a nursing home bed, which is not good enough for those families and those people. It is a serious concern and a serious issue in our county and it needs to be addressed. We have a rural county and we have serious problems as regards the elderly, nursing homes and home help.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-25